Fourmile - Permitting Specialist

Position Description:

Would you like to have a career with a collaborative, diverse, and dynamic mining company? We have an exciting opportunity for you!

Our people division is growing, and we are looking for a Permitting Specialist to join our Fourmile Projects Team. The successful candidate will work closely with other permitting professionals, project and mining teams, stakeholders, and regulators and will need a blend of technical, planning, and project management skills. .

At Nevada Gold Mines we are committed to a safe work environment sending every person home safe and healthy every day and leaving a sustainable legacy on our host communities. We offer a generous benefits package which includes a competitive medical, dental, and vision plan with national provider networks, a 401k retirement plan with employer contribution, paid time off, company-sponsored medical clinics, company match share purchase program, and much more!

Responsibilities:

• Support the project manager by leading the Fourmile project through the regulatory approval process to support Barrick’s strategic plans. Provide a strong contribution to the safety culture and programs, encouraging and ensuring others do the same
• Provide advisement to ensure project impacts and mitigations match sustainability values
• Lead efforts to deliver authorizations and permits for major mining projects through NEPA and state and federal permitting, and provide budgets to the project team for such work.
• Work closely with project and site teams and provide technical expertise on environmental standards and practices
• Engage with state agencies, federal agencies, and local governments through meetings and written submittals and reports
• Coordinate baseline and technical studies and design permit applications to reflect mine and project plans
• Develop scopes of work and manage contractors and consultants
• Maintain project schedules, scopes, and budgets and implement project controls
• The above duties and responsibilities are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree Natural Resources, Science, Engineering, Environmental Planning or a related field with five or more years experience required
• Experience in management of environmental programs including air quality, water quality, wildlife, geochemistry, hydrology, waste management, and cultural resources required
• Understanding of environmental compliance on federal lands and private lands required
• Experience in extractive industries or mining experience required
• Proven technical expertise and understanding of environmental laws, policies, and objectives required
• Project management experience required
• Ability to travel within the state of Nevada to support project needs required

What We Can Offer You

• A comprehensive compensation package including a competitive medical, dental, and vision plan with national provider networks, a 401k retirement plan with employer contribution AND employer match, paid time off, company-sponsored medical clinics, company match share purchase program, and much more!
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Endless opportunities to grow and learn with industry colleagues
• Access to a variety of career opportunities across the organization
• Nevada Gold Mines is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer

Thank you for your application, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.